title: [Initial clinical experiences with the cervical spine titanium locking plate].
abstract: The titanium CS (cervical spine) locking plate is a system that takes account not only of biochemical aspects, in the choice of material, but also new biomechanical aspects. With the help of a new hollow screwing system, such stability is achieved that in many cases there is no need for a second, dorsal, operation. Ten patients, most of whom had unstable fractures, have so far been treated. No complications attributable to this implantation system were observed. A further step in the attainment of security and stability by operative treatment of cervical spine disorders has been achieved with this system.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Erste klinische Erfahrungen mit der HWS-Verriegelungsplatte aus reinem Titan.